Warren Woods Enterprise High School

Warren Woods Enterprise High School is a small alternative high school in Warren, MI, serving just 75 students in grades 9-12 within the Warren Woods Public Schools district, where over 70% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school faces significant challenges that parents should understand. Academic proficiency rates are critically low—in the most recent testing year, only about 11% of 11th graders were proficient in Social Studies and roughly 13% in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing. These numbers are dramatically lower than the district's main high school, Warren Woods Tower High School, where proficiency rates reach 46% and 48% respectively. The graduation rate is also volatile, dropping to 72.2% in the most recent year—about 20 points below the district average and 12 points below the state average. The dropout rate of 12.9% is more than double the district rate and significantly higher than at Warren Woods Tower (4.8%). Perhaps most concerning is chronic absenteeism: 57.1% of students miss a significant portion of the school year, nearly double the district average and more than double the state average.

One striking finding is that the school spends a substantial $26,419 per student—far more than Warren Woods Tower ($18,589) or nearby Roseville High School ($14,639)—yet this high spending hasn't translated into better outcomes. The school's performance has also been highly inconsistent year to year, with graduation rates swinging from 44.7% to 87.9% to 72.2% over recent years. There is one positive trend: chronic absenteeism has improved steadily from a peak of 84.9% to the current 57.1%, suggesting recent attendance efforts may be gaining traction. For parents considering this school, it's important to understand that it serves a distinctly higher-need population than nearby traditional high schools, and while the school faces serious obstacles, improving attendance appears to be the critical first step toward better outcomes.